kitchen booth help
Joanna Cainey
last year
Hello can anyone help with ideas here to make a kitchen booth, the box has to stay there as it’s an old gas and electric meter in a old house that can’t be moved.
Thank you for any help, ideas and suggestions
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Daisy England
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Sebastian Tombs
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Eileen Nixon
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Sonia
last yearBooth seating either side, or benches or chairs with table in the middle which you can move for meter readings. Or as Eileen suggests get smart meters which some energy providers install for free. You still need access to them but no need for meter readings any more. I would move the radiator too to give you a bit more space.
Daisy England